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Defiant V1137 |
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Type : Defiant Mark : I |
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| 08th December 1941 | Defiant flown by Flight Lieutenant R.L.F.Day struck trees when coming into land in poor visibility. Pilot Day seriously injured, Flight Sergeant Townsend recieved GM for pulling him from burning wreckage. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Defiant I V1137 | ||
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| Day, Robert Lionel Frank Click the name above to see a profile of Day, Robert Lionel Frank
| Day, Robert Lionel Frank Killed on 18th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.IX ML120 FF-P of No.132 Sqn was shot down by flak while he was in combat with Fw190s near Evreux. He is buried in Connelles Churchyard. | |
Died : 18 / 6 / 1944| Squadrons for : Defiant I V1137 | ||
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No.410 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 30th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 9th June 1945 Cougar Noctivaga - Wandering by night | No.410 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Defiant | ||
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Defiant 
Manufacturer : Boulton Paul Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 1075 | Defiant BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT Built as a fighter, with a crew of two. Maximum speed of 304 mph, and a ceiling of 30,350 feet. armament on the defiant was four .303 browing machine guns in the Boulton Paul Turret. Designed as a intercepter fighter, the Defiant first flew in August 1937. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1939 with no 264 squadron. and first flew in operations in march 1940 the Boulton Paul Defiant was certainly no match for the German Fighters, due to their lack of fire power as the defiant had no wing mounted machine guns. Heavy losses. The aircraft was re deployed as a night -Fighter in the autumn of 1940. This role also being taken over by Bristol Beaufighters in 1941, leaving the defiant for training, target tug, and air-sea rescue roles. A Total of 1075 Boulton Paul Defiant's were built | |
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